Emery, South Dakota is a small town with a population of roughly 300 people. While Emery may be small, the politics here are just as important and influential as in larger towns or cities across the state. The city is led by a mayor and city council, who are both voted on by locals every four years during elections. There have been numerous mayors over the years, but current Mayor Henry Smith has been in office for the past 12 years. He works closely with the city council to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Emery, such as investments in infrastructure projects and creating strong relationships between local businesses and organizations. Local political candidates also play an important role in Emery’s politics; residents can choose from many different candidates running for various offices ranging from mayor to school board members. With so many different candidates offering diverse perspectives on how to best serve the community, residents can find someone they feel comfortable voting for who will represent their interests accurately and effectively.
The political climate in Emery, SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, SD is very conservative. In Hanson County, SD 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.3%.
Hanson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emery, SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area is very conservative.
South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Emery, South Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Emery, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)